The World According to Garp
Directed by George Roy Hill
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- Rob Logan | The Geek GenerationMay 16, 2026What a strange, strange movie. What it does well is in the individual moments, as well as the reuse of certain elements and references. Concepts set up early often come back later in a different context. But even that feels more clever than meaningful. Unfortunately, the final result is an overly long chain of aimless events rather than a coherent story, but maybe that’s the point in the end.
The World According to Garp Trivia
The World According to Garp was released on July 23, 1982.
The World According to Garp was directed by George Roy Hill.
The World According to Garp has a runtime of 2h 16m.
The World According to Garp was produced by George Roy Hill, Robert Crawford Jr..
Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.
The key characters in The World According to Garp are T.S. Garp (Robin Williams), Helen Holm (Mary Beth Hurt), Jenny Fields (Glenn Close).
The World According to Garp is rated R.
The World According to Garp is a Drama, Comedy film.
The World According to Garp has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
The World According to Garp had a budget of $17M.
The World According to Garp has made $29.7M at the box office.